Private Equity
The French firm is considering a sale of Diana Ingredients, which it bought from Cognetas in 2007 for €710m.
2 min read · 20 September 2013
Laws in China can hinder firms trying to make operational changes or detect fraud in private equity portfolio companies, although this could be changing, according to industry specialists.
2 min read · 20 September 2013
The Hispanic market-focused firm has collected $332m as it works to hit its $800m target on its fourth fund.
2 min read · 20 September 2013
The China arm of Sequoia Capital has teamed with company management to privatise Le Gaga, a China-based vegetable producer listed on the NASDAQ.
2 min read · 20 September 2013
The firm will acquire clothing retailer rue21 using capital from its Fund VIII, which is targeting close to €6bn. Apax previously owned a majority stake in rue21, which filed for a $125m IPO in 2009.
2 min read · 20 September 2013
The bank has been raising its sixth secondary fund since last year, targeting $5bn.
1 min read · 20 September 2013
The firm continues to pursue opportunities in Europe related to bank sales and distressed businesses but is also targeting ‘domestic consumption’ in Asia and ‘across the world’, KKR said during an investor conference.
3 min read · 20 September 2013
The US special situations firm will make the investment from its Fund III, which blew past its hard-cap earlier this year to close on $785m.
2 min read · 20 September 2013
SAFE, the $3.3trn Chinese sovereign wealth fund, has reportedly set up a second New York office to source private equity and real estate deals.
3 min read · 20 September 2013
It is understood Sovereign attracted interest from The Carlyle Group, Investcorp and Providence Equity Partners, but sold WCL to Nord Anglia Education for £153m.
2 min read · 20 September 2013
